Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-18
Henry Howe And His History .
 ohio.

ohio.
 There is no person living to whom the people of Ohio in the last generation were so much indebted in giving them a knowledge of and pride in their State as to Henry Howe, it's early historian.
 In January, 1S46, he, then 8 young man, the son of bookseller, left his home in New Haven, CoAn., came over the mountains by stage and then on the back of white horse named in irony "Pomp," for Ee was an hum ble creature, made the entire tour of the State, thus passing more than year exam ming the records, collecting historical docu- ments and taking down from the lips of the still living pioneers their early recollections. But for him great deal of valuable histor-
 al matter relating to Ohio would have been forever lost.
 Peucil sketches of the county seats and ob- jects of historical or other interest were made by him on the spot and the result was, six months after his return, "Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio," illustrated with 177 en- cravings and by all odds the most entertain ing and valuable work On Ohio ever publish ed, and those who have been so fortunate in late years as to get hold of stray copy know how to praise the treasure.
 On the publication of his work MT. Howe became @ resident of Cincinnati for thirty years and then returned to his native city where he remained until November of 1885, when he came out to Ohio a second time to rravel the State for new edition of his fam ous work.
 Few men, perhaps no other man, would have the elan and audacity to undertake such labor at his time of fife; few, indeed, at any time of life could promise to do it as thoroughly and well.
 A week since, on Christmas eve, he was able to thus telegraph to his family: ''To my beloved ones at 194 Crown street,
 New Haven:
 ''After lapse of forty years from the first my second historic tour over Ohio is fin ished. Glory to God and a happy Christ mas. ''HENRY HOWE"
 In his late tour over Ohio Mr. Howe has visited every county of the State, collected vast deal Of new matter and made arrange ments with about hundred different local photographers for illustrations of tkeir re- spective towns and general objects of inter est. The idea is to have the matter of the old work contained in the new, the Ohio of 1S46, when it was emerging from the log cabin era, contrasted with the Ohio of 1886, even to the pictures of the towns-to give its grand history of the past forty years, in cluding of course it's war history and notices of eminent persons whose services have en- titled them to place in such work.
 It is proposed to publish the work by sub scription in the ensuing fall and in two large octave volumes, illustrated by, say, five hun dred engravings and maps. It will be work worthy of the advanced greatness of the State. showing it in it's varied features, and such one as no State ever has had, and probably such as no other can have under the same extraordinary circumstances of authorship
 Although over seventy years of age Mir. Howe surprises those who meet him. He is overf1owing with enthusiasm and love for his task, and this he says makes for him every passing hour an hour of joy. He wants to do the best he can for this great State ''the native State of my children, who are born Buckeyes, which I, through no fault of my own, never was."